Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan leading by over 5.4 lakh votes from Vidisha

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is fighting against Pratap Bhanu Sharma whom he had defeated in 1991 in a Lok Sabha by-election

Updated on: Jun 4, 2024, 14:15:05 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken a commanding lead of 5.40 lakh votes against Congress candidate Pratap Bhanu Sharma in Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency in the state.

Vidisha is stated to be a strong bastion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but four-time chief minister Chouhan was campaigning fiercely with his schemes including Ladli Laxmi and Ladli Behna introduced during his tenure. He is fighting against Sharma whom he had defeated in 1991 in a Lok Sabha by-election.

Chouhan won five times from Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency before becoming chief minister of Madhya Pradesh in 2005. After he was replaced by Mohan Yadav as the CM in December 2023, Chouhan was looking for a new role in the party. He was given a ticket from Vidisha to contest Lok Sabha election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also said that he wanted to take Chouhan to Delhi.

Meanwhile, Congress fielded 77-year-old Pratap Bhanu Sharma, who won twice from Vidisha in 1980 and 1984.

Chouhan had said that he was campaigning to increase the winning margin while Sharma, who was seen absent from the ground, was claiming to win due to poor development of Vidisha.

In 2019, BJP’s Ramakant Patel had defeated Congress candidate Shailendra Patel by over 5 lakhs votes.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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